Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion.(Nonfiction Honor Books)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)

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Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion written by Loree Griffin Burns, published by Houghton Mifflin Company

In Tracking Trash, Loree Griffin Burns traces the work of scientists who study the ocean's movements through dumps from cargo ships, beginning with a spill of Nike tennis ...

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